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Wil's character on TNG was my least favorite, even as a kid watching TNG growing up, but I don't believe that is his fault. Clearly the writers did not know what to do with him, and its likely his performance is a result of whatever direction he was given. In the later seasons, particularly in his final episode regardless of the ridiculous "traveler" storyline, his acting is much better, likely as a result of older and more easily relatable. I guess this is all to say he was good at acting, you only need to watch "Stand By Me" to see that. If he had been worse at it its likely his mother would not have been so successful at forcing him to continue to do it.

Honestly, porn search with Bing is pretty great. It doesn't care where the results come from, so its a great aggregator of multiple porn sites.

This is so naive I suspected it was intended as satire a couple of times while reading it.

Why such an important decision wasn't required to be 60/40 to pass completely baffles me. Almost as much as how the referendum is treated as some iron-clad decision while passing at 51/49.

I've used Shorewall for years. Even after being confident enough in iptables to do it myself I have continued to use it to save time and because it just works the way I intend it to. I deeply appreciate his work and I hope he enjoys his retirement.

On that note...

"I am now departing on an extended trip to visit some of the places in the world that I have always dreamed of seeing."

People, don't wait until you are retiring to do this. Make the time now. If you think you cant, re-evaluate that thinking. I have been fortunate enough to travel to many places around the world. Some through work, others because they were places we wanted to go. I carry the experience and memories of these adventures with me and they are precious beyond measure. It makes me sad to think that some people wait until their lives are behind them to have these valuable experiences. Plan that trip now, for next month, next year, it doesn't matter. You will be happy you did for the rest of your life.

If a recurring theme of your childhood was the saturation and ever present threat of nuclear war throughout the media you consumed, as was the case with most entertainment in the 80s, then you are a member of generation x. It does not matter what year you were born.

This is what I don't understand about this blog post. It goes directly against this narrative that I've been hearing for a while now (and which you are pointing out with sources), that independent bookstores are thriving.

What makes them different than this place? I've never been to the store in the article. Maybe its because they're still trying to sell new books, and the thriving stores are all selling used books?

So many people I know (anecdotal, for sure) seem to still prefer to read physical books. Even younger people, in their early 20s. Beyond that, some people will still want to collect the physical representation of something they really love.

Certainly, this will not be as many people as before ebooks were around. Still, there has to be more to the story with this one store. It doesn't seem to add up.